The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27

Of the L.. n. A. & G. Railroad Company.
The fast-freeht lines are making special drives
on time, now that they can give no rebates or cut
no rates. Both east ana west-bound freights are
moved with promtness which is exciting favor
able comment among the merchants
The Mackey system Of roads continues to
show handsome earnings. the Peoria Decatur u
Evansville, the third week in April. increasing
its earnings those of the corresponding
week of 1886 So, 800, ard the Evansville & Terre
Haute So 600.
William M. Abbott has been appointed gen.
eral passenger agent of the New York. Ontario
81 Western road. which is a part OF a new route
between New York and the West. He IS broth
er of John n. Abbott, chairman OF the Western
Passenger Agents Association.
The Lake Erie & Western people are placing
100 carloads of gravel per day under their track
between Lafayette and Templetor. Over this
piece of their track more business is done than
over any other part of the system, consequently
General Manager Bradley gave instructions that
this should be first put in order
Q. c. Waite, vce-presdent of the G. Fl. q D.
lines, speEt yesterday IN the city looking mat
tiers over. Mr.. Waite states that the earnings
Of the c., H. & /. division, for the first time in
its history. is paying fixed charges and operat-
ing expenses and he is much eratifed over the
increase in business the last year.
Fl. W. Hubbard, general freight agent of the
Vandalia, and other officials Of the Vandala
and Bee-line, are in the city, engaged in revising
Tue COHuloulby tdtll, WHICH Covers OrICh, StOHcs
slaves. hooD-poles, heading, and numerous other
articles handled in the rough On neither of the
articles which come under this head will rates
be as high as under the old tariffs of these roads
when each line maintained its own tariff.
The official statement of the Bee-line shows
that in the months of January and February the
gross earnings of the road were $6O2, 7OO in
crease over earnings for the corresponding
period of 1886, $24. 44S; net earnings, $19l,5
increase over the net earnings for the CORE
inO rc1 IF In "A
ment the earnings of the l. & st. L. division are
not included. but they show an increase over
last year, also.
It s quite evident that the Vanderbilt people
are determined to make their Nickelplate fast
freight line. which now operates over the Nickel
plate and the West Shore roads. popular with
the shippers as the Merchants Dispatch, ope-
rating over the New York Central and Lake
Shore. The company is putting into the line the
best of cars and making fast time. Goods three
days and onehaf from New York were yester-
day landed in Indianapolis.
The rumorf that the Ohio 6 Mississippi is to
remove its general Offices to St. Louis grows out
of the fact that the present management feel
sore over the order that they cease running their
trains into the Grand Union Depot at Cincinnati
on July J.. That ii is serious blow to the road
as regards its terminal facilities at Cincinnati
will not be questioned. To reach their starting
point for passenger trains will necessitate con-
siderable street-car or bus transportation.
The handsome earnings the Indianapolis roads
are showing thus far this month is much in the
nature of surprise. Yet, it should not be, as for
the first time in ten years the roads have been
giving their local traffic proper atten ton. The
cars of the Indianapolis lines not scattered
all over Christendcm and in use for storehousea
of freight which has been forwarded as through
business, and at rates which left but little above
actual cost of movement. Now these cars are
at home, and local shippers are not obliged to
wait weeks for cars
Already it is becoming evident that the new
Union railway station, aside from the immense
sheds under which the trains will stand is not
of sufficient dimensions to accommodate the
business which should be done under its roof
There is no room for the Railroad Mems Chris
tian Association, and there is trouble rs to
where the telegraph Offices shall be located
The Union railway management want them to
take rooms on the second floor. To this the tel
egraph companies raise serious objections.
Where to put the sleeping-car Offices is another
unsolved problem.
The edict has gone forth that the Vandalia
must again cease to sell tickets reading the
Missouri Pacific. one OF the boycotted roads,
and considerable interest is taken in what action
President McKeen will to-day take in the matter.
| The fact is that no road in the Central Traffic
Association IS 80 severely damaged in its bust
ness through boycottine the Western lines out of
ST. Louis as is the Vandalia. more especially in
its connection with the Missouri Pacific, as this
line works its through business largely, east
bound, over the Vandalia and can retaliate to
an extent Wntcn Will tell seriously on the earn
ings of the Vandalia
| For some months past the l., B. & W. and
| the n. Y, p & 0. have been running line OF
| elegant Woodruff cars between Youngstown. O..
| and Peoria, H., interchanging traffic very har
| moniously, but the boycott is now interfering
seriously with the arrangement. Inasmuch az
| theErie, which operates the N Y, P. & O., has
| bovcotted the l.. B. & W., the through passeu
| ger can only buy a ticket as far as Springfield
| o. On reaching that point he must leave hit
berth and hustle out to buy a ticket vest. The
| l.. B. & w. people take the matter good natured
| ly. and are ticketing their passengers as hereto
fore, through to New Y ork over the N. Y, P &
| O. aEd Erie.
| The officials of the Vandalia and the Bee line
| vino were in the city yesterday. say that thei
aim is to protect the manufacturers of this city
il rates, and if any shipper feels that an injus
! tico is dCpe him in the rate named on his specia
class of traffic, the matter will be carefully in
vestigated, and il found to be unjust will b.
remedied. 1t has taken more time than hat
been expected TO revise the classification and ad
just the rates to conform to the rules of the Cen
trail Traffic Association but the work i
! wel-nigh completed. and, so far can be learned
majority of the shippers at this point are graf
ifyingly surprised over the results. On nearl,
| Ill articles the rates are higher, and in nu
merous cases lower. On lumber, coal, stone
lime and material of like character the rates ar
practically unchanged.